Lucknow, Saturday, 20 March 2027
Saturday 20 March 2027
Pradosham
The next day, Sunday 21 March
Sunrise 6:11 am, sunset 6:17 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.
On this day
- Pradosham puja window after sunset, 6:17 pm to 8:41 pm. Pradosham: how the day is chosen
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Trayodashi
until 8:46 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Magha
until 11:45 pm
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Dhriti
until 8:06 pm
Worked out from the Sun's and Moon's positions added together. It is read with the tithi, nakshatra and karana when a muhurta is chosen.
Karana · Kaulava
until 10:01 am; then Taitila until 8:46 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
No Bhadra Karanam between this sunrise and the next.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
9:12 am – 10:43 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
1:45 pm – 3:16 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
6:11 am – 7:41 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Choghadiya
The day and the night each have eight choghadiyas. The names repeat in a cycle of seven, starting from a different name each weekday; on a Saturday the day starts with Kaal.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:11 am – 7:41 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:41 am – 9:12 am | Shubh | good |
| 9:12 am – 10:43 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 10:43 am – 12:14 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:14 pm – 1:45 pm | Char | neutral |
| 1:45 pm – 3:16 pm | Labh | good |
| 3:16 pm – 4:47 pm | Amrit | good |
| 4:47 pm – 6:17 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:17 pm – 7:46 pm | Labh | good |
| 7:46 pm – 9:15 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:15 pm – 10:44 pm | Shubh | good |
| 10:44 pm – 12:13 am | Amrit | good |
| 12:13 am – 1:42 am | Char | neutral |
| 1:42 am – 3:11 am | Rog | avoid |
| 3:11 am – 4:40 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:40 am – 6:10 am | Labh | good |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.
Abhijit Muhurta
11:50 am – 12:38 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 4:19 pm, moonset 5:07 am Sunday.
Hora
Twelve horas from sunrise to sunset and twelve from sunset to the next sunrise, each ruled by a planet. The first hora of the day belongs to the weekday's own planet: Saturn on a Saturday.
| 6:11 am – 7:11 am | Saturn |
| 7:11 am – 8:12 am | Jupiter |
| 8:12 am – 9:12 am | Mars |
| 9:12 am – 10:13 am | Sun |
| 10:13 am – 11:13 am | Venus |
| 11:13 am – 12:14 pm | Mercury |
| 12:14 pm – 1:15 pm | Moon |
| 1:15 pm – 2:15 pm | Saturn |
| 2:15 pm – 3:16 pm | Jupiter |
| 3:16 pm – 4:16 pm | Mars |
| 4:16 pm – 5:17 pm | Sun |
| 5:17 pm – 6:17 pm | Venus |
| 6:17 pm – 7:17 pm | Mercury |
| 7:17 pm – 8:16 pm | Moon |
| 8:16 pm – 9:15 pm | Saturn |
| 9:15 pm – 10:15 pm | Jupiter |
| 10:15 pm – 11:14 pm | Mars |
| 11:14 pm – 12:13 am | Sun |
| 12:13 am – 1:13 am | Venus |
| 1:13 am – 2:12 am | Mercury |
| 2:12 am – 3:11 am | Moon |
| 3:11 am – 4:11 am | Saturn |
| 4:11 am – 5:10 am | Jupiter |
| 5:10 am – 6:10 am | Mars |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 7 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 10:01 am, yoga at 8:06 pm, tithi and karana at 8:46 pm, nakshatra at 11:45 pm.
On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 9:12 am in Lucknow.
Questions
What is the tithi in Lucknow on 20 March 2027?
Shukla Trayodashi, until 8:46 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:11 am in Lucknow).
When is Rahu Kalam in Lucknow on 20 March 2027?
9:12 am to 10:43 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 1:45 pm to 3:16 pm and Gulikai 6:11 am to 7:41 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Lucknow on 20 March 2027?
During daylight: Shubh 7:41 am to 9:12 am, Labh 1:45 pm to 3:16 pm, Amrit 3:16 pm to 4:47 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:50 am to 12:38 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Lucknow on 20 March 2027?
Moonrise is at 4:19 pm.
Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulikai · how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise
Calculated for Lucknow (26.8467°N, 80.9462°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.